Matchmaking: Fabric and Pattern
Somebody needs to take this fabric (from Pins-n-Needles' Sewing Emporium):
Here it is at a different scale:
And make this dress (from MOMSPatterns.com) with it.
Volunteers?
Wouldn't it look adorable with a red patent belt and flats? I love narrow dresses in linen-look fabrics. They're so elegant and summery. And I (as you know) am SO TIRED of winter. And inelegance, come to think of it.
To make it easier for you to fulfill my request, Jen at MOMSPatterns is having a sale -- you save 20% off your order from RIGHT NOW until midnight EST Sunday, March 29, 2009. There are new patterns in the SALE section and she's listed tons and tons during the month of March ...
Here it is at a different scale:
And make this dress (from MOMSPatterns.com) with it.
Volunteers?
Wouldn't it look adorable with a red patent belt and flats? I love narrow dresses in linen-look fabrics. They're so elegant and summery. And I (as you know) am SO TIRED of winter. And inelegance, come to think of it.
To make it easier for you to fulfill my request, Jen at MOMSPatterns is having a sale -- you save 20% off your order from RIGHT NOW until midnight EST Sunday, March 29, 2009. There are new patterns in the SALE section and she's listed tons and tons during the month of March ...
Labels: ebay, fabric, novelty_prints, sales, Vogue_4503
posted by Erin @ 10:44 AM
21 Comments:
At Mar 26, 2009 11:16:00 AM,
Marjie said…
What, no story about Red wondering how the one legged chair holds up white dress? She must be a ghost.
At Mar 26, 2009 11:40:00 AM,
fabricgirl said…
I would have been happy to make just that dress from just that fabric if it hadn't been snapped up already! gahhhh!
I love just thinking about summer clothes - since it will be awhile before I can actually wear them.
At Mar 26, 2009 12:02:00 PM,
Lisa said…
That fabric reminds me of the Mr Mort logo of the butler and his tray. LOVE it! But I'm a sucker for red.......
At Mar 26, 2009 12:31:00 PM,
Birgit said…
Oh great - after seeing the fabric, I am stuck with "Putting on the Ritz" playing over and over in my head.
It is very cute though...
At Mar 26, 2009 12:53:00 PM,
Jenny said…
Love the pattern! Now if I could just get this baby out of my belly so I have a waistline again...
At Mar 26, 2009 2:26:00 PM,
meherio68 said…
I'm sorely tempted - but I already have such an intimidating stash of to-be-done patterns and fabrics... I will definitely get a dressaday.com tee-shirt though - and definitely turn it into a dress! But before that, I wanted to let you know that I really enjoy reading your blog and to let you know I have picked it for an "honest scrap award". You can find the details on my own blog: http://lebarduvent.blogspot.com/2009/03/honest-scrap-awards.html
PS: this is neither spam nor phishing...
At Mar 26, 2009 2:39:00 PM,
gwensews said…
Wonderful fabric! It wants to go dancing!
At Mar 26, 2009 3:41:00 PM,
ZombieLace said…
Yay, what an adorable combo! I love unexpected combos like a sophisticated dress with somewhat wacky patterned fabric. Hope someone takes you up on this, unfortunately my sewing skills would never do it justice.
At Mar 26, 2009 5:26:00 PM,
Myra said…
Too cute of a fabric!
At Mar 26, 2009 9:39:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
Wonderful fabric and wonderful dress, but a narrow dress in linen fabric, to me, spells wrinkles in the lap area.
At Mar 27, 2009 1:41:00 AM,
Pretty Little Pictures said…
We are just getting into winter now, but i do think winter can have some elegance about it. But not as much as spring and summer.
At Mar 27, 2009 8:37:00 AM,
Beth said…
I can do the graphics sometime this week, set up to Spoonflower specs, and email them to you. How tall would you like the individual figures to be?
At Mar 27, 2009 8:58:00 AM,
Theresa said…
I would but the dress pattern it too small.
At Mar 27, 2009 9:05:00 AM,
Erin said…
Wow, Beth, what a fantastic offer! If you want to do that, I'll host the files for download for everyone ...
I dunno about size, though. Three-quarters of an inch?
At Mar 27, 2009 12:46:00 PM,
The reluctant sewist said…
That fabric makes me think of Lord Peter Whimsey, which is a definite plus. :)
At Mar 27, 2009 3:42:00 PM,
Sarah said…
I find it funny that for you, Winter is an "inelegance" - I've lived in Chicago for a year and I know EXACTLY what you mean, what with not being able to leave the house without looking like a puff-ball and still be freezing (only to remove the layers of puff and be covered in feathers from your jacket!).
Here in Australia we look forward to winter, when people start to actually wear clothes, and everyone looks so smart and polished.
At Mar 27, 2009 9:19:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
Sarah: Similar in Vegas. In winter, I look forward to not being a disgusting sweatball.
-Sandra
At Mar 28, 2009 8:38:00 PM,
Greta said…
*sigh!* I want! But college textbooks come first... I am tired of being practical!
At Mar 30, 2009 3:28:00 AM,
Solo said…
Great fabric and a pretty dress.;D
Nice post.
At Mar 30, 2009 12:23:00 PM,
mysterycreature said…
What a lovely fabric - it would work great on that wiggle dress.
At Aug 23, 2009 8:00:00 PM,
alba-ny said…
Am I really the only person to think "It's Raining Men" when looking at that fabric???
I'd love to make a dress from that!
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